Evidence That Reduced Early Marine Growth Is Associated with Lower Marine Survival of Coho Salmon

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-33

  Beamish, R J ^a   Mahnken, C ^b   Neville, C M ^a  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; REARING; SALMONID CULTURE; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA; STRAIT OF GEORGIA;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0842263998     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T03-028     Document Type: Article

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